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Synonyms for weft
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : weft |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɛft |
Top 10 synonyms for weft Other synonyms for the word weft
- character
- cobweb
- complexity
- current
- direction
- down
- entanglement
- fabric
- feel
- fiber
- filigree
- flax
- floss
- gossamer
- grit
- interconnection
- interlacing
- involvement
- labyrinth
- lacework
- lattice
- ligature
- lint
- lisle
- make-up
- mat
- matting
- maze
- mesh
- meshwork
- morass
- nap
- outside
- pattern
- pile
- plait
- ravel
- raveling
- reticulation
- roughness
- shag
- skein
- smoothness
- snarl
- stamen
- staple
- striation
- surface
- tangle
- tendency
- texture
- thrum
- tissue
- toil
- tooth
- trellis
- twine
- wale
- warp
- warp and woof
- weave
- webbing
- weft
- wicker
- woof
- wool
- yarn
Définition of weft
Origin :- Old English weft, wefta, related to wefan "to weave," from Proto-Germanic *weftaz (see weave (v.)).
- As in nap : noun grain of material
- As in web : noun netting
- As in thread : noun fiber
- As in grain : noun texture of fabric
- Now, boys, let the weft rest on the last end, finish your work.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- If for weft, the cops are forthwith taken to the loom, ready for the shuttle.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
- As a result the adjustment of warp and weft is more or less disturbed.
- Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
- Heroic literature is only one thread in the weft of medieval literature.
- Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
- In this way the pupil can examine both the filling (weft) and warp threads.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
- Upon this twig is loosely wound from end to end the weft thread.
- Extract from : « Aboriginal American Weaving » by Mary Lois Kissell
- Both warp and weft yarns are single and very irregular in diameter.
- Extract from : « Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms » by H. Ling Roth
- The weavers were women and the weft was beaten upwards or away from the weaver.
- Extract from : « Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms » by H. Ling Roth
- The weft is composed of single yarns and are all in the grey.
- Extract from : « Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms » by H. Ling Roth
- The amount the warp and weft are out of the right angle is stated to be about 20°.
- Extract from : « Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms » by H. Ling Roth
Antonyms for weft
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